Chicago Transit Authority v. Industrial Commission

Claimant, William H. Keough, sought workmen’s compensation for injuries purportedly arising out of and in the course of his employment with the Chicago Transit Authority (C.T.A.) on August 5, 1971. The arbitrator found that claimant had sustained injuries which completely disabled him and rendered him wholly and permanently incapable of work. Claimant was therefore granted an award which included a pension for life. (111. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 48, par. 138.8(f).) The Industrial Commission sustained the award, and on certiorari to the circuit court of Cook County the Commission’s decision was…